As lead cinematographer for BET’s Nicki Minaj: The Pinkprint Tour special, I assembled and led a six-person ENG crew over two days at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. I helped coordinate three two-person mobile production teams—each made up of a cinematographer and an audio boom recordist—to capture behind-the-scenes content happening simultaneously throughout the arena. One team focused on fan interactions outside the venue, recording informal interviews and gathering exterior b-roll of the arena and city. A second team captured backstage production moments, sound check, dancers, band, and mid-show behind-the-scenes footage. I operated as the cinematographer on the primary team, following Nicki Minaj throughout her day and filming candid moments before, during, and after the show, including the dressing-room interview that opens the program.

After production wrapped, I also handled the organization, archiving and delivery prep for all b-roll footage. The material I shot became the program’s intro and outro and the bumpers leading into commercial breaks for the full 90-minute special that aired on BET on Valentine’s Day 2017.